(rent payment at fair market value.)Loan Payments: Ensure the rental income paid by the LLC is used for mortgage payments, clearly documenting the transactions to avoid co-mingling of funds.Insurance:Landlord Insurance: Obtain a landlord insurance policy for the rental portion of the home through the LLC.Homeowner's Insurance: Maintain a separate homeowner's insurance policy for my personal residence.

I’m eager to learn first hand the wholesale process - finding properties, building a buyers list, ins and outs of contracts and networking with agents, flippers and investors.

Its the most common build regardless of city your looking.

If I have a ground up build I paid cash for, can I use a DSCR loan to take a mortgage out on that house to build a rental home on a lot we have next door?

I've done a few deals on my own in and around Detroit, but I've had to dial my investing activity WAY back due  to my W2 and other personal obligations, so I'm now leaning heavily on the skills & knowledge that the Upside team brings to keep building my portfolio.This has been a fun thread to read and I love seeing the positive rapport that they've built amongst their investors.

Options you might think through would be appreciation - is your area / property  appreciating to where it might make sense to hold onto the property for it to build value.  

They have very stringent requirements as to documentation, and they charge fees and points, but Tim Corr, the lending agent, was upfront with these, and he was also on point, making sure that all my T’s were crossed and my I’s dotted.

Stay in the job and snowball all my mortgages and let life coast or get off a job still snowball slowly and live life slower.Initially, when I purchased my first apartment building 10 years ago, I did it because I was curious.

Not sure your strategy here but just throwing some ideas your way.Check building permits to see what's happening in town.

For SFH New Tampa is good if you're looking for newer builds, I also recommend Carrollwood and Citrus Park for SFH as well as the others I stated.